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Tim P.
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Does anyone know if the js function OnExecute is still working in WF8 app studio? I know it isn't in the list of js functions that popup. I vaguely remember from WF7 you could call this function, pass it 'ctrl' which was an object and it would work but now it doesn't seem to do anything when called.

On the same note, how do you call a request defined in the html composer from js? I noticed a function called 'IbComposer_execute' but not clue how it works aside from http://forums.informationbuild...1057331/m/4587041526

Sadly I have to obey the html composer GUI for this one Frowner

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Originally posted by Tim P.:
...On the same note, how do you call a request defined in the html composer from js? I noticed a function called 'IbComposer_execute' but not clue how it works...


If you are talking about a task, you can use this IBI function:

IbComposer_triggerExecution("task2",1);

In this example, I am executing a task named "task2".


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Tim P.
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Awesome squatch! That's exactly what I needed!

I wish the API would give you the arguments for the function when you choose it from their little popup window instead of just giving you the function name and expecting you to figure out the arguments. Like IbComposer_triggerExecution(param1,param2,param3) and you just fill in the blanks...maybe one day.

I assume the OnExecute function is no more in WF8 then? I did notice 'ctrl' was still being populated when you make an onclick function for a control, wonder what that's used for now. It's still some kind of object:

 var eventObject = event ? event : window.event;
var ctrl = eventObject.target ? eventObject.target : eventObject.srcElement;


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I started on WebFOCUS 8 and am not familiar with OnExecute.

Yes, ctrl is an object a property extracted from an event object, and it can tell you which element ("control" in WebFOCUS speak) triggered the event.

target Event Property

var eventObject = event ? event : window.event;
var ctrl = eventObject.target ? eventObject.target : eventObject.srcElement;

The two lines above are put there as a courtesy by App Studio, in order to account for Microsoft and non-Microsoft browsers.

The question mark and colon combination says, "If an event object was passed in, use that, otherwise we are working with an Internet Explorer browser that does not pass in an event object." In that case, the event information is found elsewhere in that IE browser (i.e., in a global area of the browser called "window"). Thank you, Microsoft, for never fearing to lead where others refuse to follow.

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